ܡܒܣܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ (b s m)
3 terms

Intensitive and causative stems of ܒܵܣܹܡ (bāsēm, “to be/become pleasant, healed”); compare Hebrew בישם (bisém, “to aromatise”).

Pronunciation

• ܡܒܲܣܸܡ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [məbas.sɪm.]
• ܡܲܒܣܸܡ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [mab.sɪm.]

Verb

ܡܒܲܣܸܡ • (mbassim) (present participle ܡܒܲܣܘܼܡܹܐ (mbasūmē), past participle ܡܒܘܼܣܡܵܐ (mbusmā))

1. (transitive) to please

   ܩܵܠܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܡܒܲܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ. ― qālā qim mbassim lēh. ― The sound pleased him.

2. (transitive) to heal, cure, make whole

   Synonym: ܡܐܲܣܹܐ (mˀassē)

   ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܒܲܣܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― allāhā mbassim lūḵ ― get well soon (literally, “May God heal you”)

   ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܘܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܹ̈ܐ. ― mbūsim lēh mrīˁē w-mūˀḵil lēh miskēnē. ― He healed the sick and fed the poor.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܒܲܣܸܡ (mbassim)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܝܼ (mbūsim lī)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mbūsim lūḵ)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ (mbūsim lēh)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܲܢ (mbūsim lan)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mbūsim lāwḵōn)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mbūsim lhōn)
	f		ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mbūsim lāḵ)	ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (mbūsim lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܒܲܣܡܸܢ (mbasmin)	ܡܒܲܣܡܸܬ (mbasmit)	ܡܒܲܣܸܡ (mbassim)	ܡܒܲܣܡܲܚ (mbasmaḥ)	ܡܒܲܣܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mbasmītōn)	ܡܒܲܣܡܝܼ (mbasmī)
	f	ܡܒܲܣܡܲܢ (mbasman)	ܡܒܲܣܡܵܬܝ (mbasmāt)	ܡܒܲܣܡܵܐ (mbasmā)
imperative	m		ܒܲܣܸܡ (bassim)			ܒܲܣܡܘܼܢ (basmūn)
	f		ܒܲܣܸܡܝ (bassim)

Verb

ܡܲܒܣܸܡ • (mabsim) (present participle ܡܲܒܣܘܼܡܹܐ (mabsūmē), past participle ܡܘܼܒܣܡܵܐ (mubsmā))

1. (transitive) to enjoy, enjoy oneself, have fun

   Synonyms: ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē), ܥܵܕ݂ܹܢ (ˁāḏēn)

   ܡܲܒܣܡܘܼܢ! ܒܲܣܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܦܘܼܙܵܢܹ̈ܐ. ― mabsmūn! bassā wēmūn pūzānē. ― Have fun! Stop being frowny!

   ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܚܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܘܼܡܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ. ― ˁiddānā kē pārḥā kaḏ mabsūmē ìwet. ― Time flies when you’re having fun.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܒܣܸܡ (mabsim)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܝܼ (mubsim lī)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mubsim lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ (mubsim lēh)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܲܢ (mubsim lan)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mubsim lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mubsim lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mubsim lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܒܣܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (mubsim lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܒܣܡܸܢ (mabsmin)	ܡܲܒܣܡܸܬ (mabsmit)	ܡܲܒܣܸܡ (mabsim)	ܡܲܒܣܡܲܚ (mabsmaḥ)	ܡܲܒܣܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mabsmītōn)	ܡܲܒܣܡܝܼ (mabsmī)
	f	ܡܲܒܣܡܲܢ (mabsman)	ܡܲܒܣܡܵܬܝ (mabsmāt)	ܡܲܒܣܡܵܐ (mabsmā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܒܣܸܡ (absim)			ܐܲܒܣܡܘܼܢ (absmūn)
	f		ܐܲܒܣܸܡܝ (absim)